Discover ingenious ways to turn leftovers into delicious new meals. Get creative with your cooking and minimize food waste while enjoying budget-friendly dishes.
Sometimes we have all the making for nachos but we don’t have the chips…. Sometimes we just want yummy familiar flavors in a new way…. So, today we are thinking outside the regular tortilla chip bag, and talking about different ways to have all the yumminess of nachos with the standard chip! What can I…
It is fall and apple season is in full swing! This is a great time to try some new recipes with apples because they typically go on sale frequently. These recipes are also great ways to use up apples that may be a little wrinkly or have a soft spot or two. Don’t throw them…
Is it just me or do you always make way more pulled pork than you think you will? It’s one of those items that I end up having to get a little creative to use up. I think my mind always makes pulled pork go with barbeque sauce, but there is so much more to…
We all love tacos but sometimes we don’t want leftover tacos, ya know what I mean? Well, I finally started getting a little creative with my leftover taco seasoned meat! Today we will go over some fun and easy ways to use up that seasoned meat. It works on any type of taco meat as…
We talked last week about making our own pizza dough. Not only is super easy, use basic ingredients, but it is actually very versatile as well. Pizza dough can be used for lots of fun savory dishes as well as sweet ones as well! Today we cover some of my favorite ways to use pizza…
It is officially chili season, and it is time to make a big batch! But how are we going to serve it? Chili doesn’t have to just be in a bowl! There are a bunch of different ways that you can take that same pot of chili and serve it for lots of yummy variety…
I somehow ended up a with a nice collection of random jams and jellies. These were mostly jars I bought for one recipe and then had a good amount leftover. So, I started playing around with different ways to use these jars up. This is a collection of recipes, that I created to add a…
One of the most common struggles that home cooks face is what to do with leftover steak. Whether it’s from a big barbecue party or dinner at a fancy restaurant, leftover steak can be challenging to repurpose. It’s often too precious to waste, yet not enough to make another full meal out of it. However,…
Food waste is a growing problem worldwide, with an estimated 1.3 billion tons of food being wasted every year. In the United States alone, it is estimated that 30-40% of all food produced is never eaten. This not only has negative environmental impacts but also contributes to hunger and poverty around the world. One way…
We’ve all been there – you cooked too much food for dinner and now you’re left with a container full of mashed potatoes. You don’t want to waste the food, so what do you do? You could just reheat them and eat them as is, but that can get boring quickly. That’s where breakfast comes…